Informed discussion During its run, American Forum was hosted by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Douglas Blackmon Animate Background Off Past Episodes Is citizenship dead? Citizenship University Founder and CEO Eric Liu talks about how citizens can best be engaged in democracy What's really happening in North Korea Nicholas Kristof, a columnist for the New York Times and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, discusses his trip to North Korea and his view of US options The rise and fall of the American presidency Jeremi Suri invites us to look at how the presidency has changed over time in his new book, The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office American Forum featured open and penetrating discussions with national thought-leaders Topic American Defense and Security Congress Education Finance and Banking Elections Energy and the Environment Infrastructure War and Terrorism Federalism Health Jobs and Economy World Happenings Africa Founding and Shaping of the Nation Human Rights and Civil Rights Taxation Asia Immigration Impeachment Trade Europe Law and Justice Leadership Latin America and the Caribbean Media and the Press Political Parties and Movements Middle East Politics Religion North America Race and Racism The Presidency Science and Technology South America Supreme Court Social Issues The First Year Foreign Affairs Domestic Affairs Economic Issues Governance Search American Forum Foreign AffairsAre the US and China Destined for War?Douglas BlackmonGraham Allison The PresidencyThe President's LawyerNeil Eggleston The PresidencyThe Rise and Fall of the American PresidencyJeremi Suri Media and the PressThe New Age of White House Investigative ReportingMichael Schmidt and Matthew Rosenberg PoliticsHow did Hillary Clinton lose in 2016?Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes War and TerrorismPreview of Ken Burns' new PBS series on the Vietnam WarMarc Selverstone Domestic AffairsTrump's promises: Has he kept them? Foreign AffairsTrump's first year on the global stage Load More